As expected, a higher income from a particular county does result in a lower percentage of students that qualify as “Economically Disadvantaged” - students that qualified for free or reduced lunches.
As you can see, Williamson County is highlighted with having the highest average AGI per tax return filing, at $106,874. Other counties highlighted appear to be located near 3 other major cities - Knoxville, Memphis, Chattanooga.
The Economically disavantaged areas don’t appear to be as drastically separated. It seems the economically dxisadvantaged county shading is more gradual as you get further from the major cities. This is not absolute, as Davidson County / Nashville, falls in the much darker region having 75% economically disadvantaged.
With the average ACT composite scores by county, Williamson County is again highlighted and has the highest scores, with an average of 23.8. Unlike the other maps, scores do not appear to have a pattern or relationship across the state or in relation to the 4 major cities.
| County | Avg AGI | Avg ACT Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson County | 47,598 | 21.5 |
| 2 | Bedford County | 48,734 | 18.4 |
| 3 | Benton County | 40,579 | 18.4 |
| 4 | Bledsoe County | 38,998 | 19.2 |
| 5 | Blount County | 53,798 | 21.6 |
| 6 | Bradley County | 53,494 | 18.9 |
| 7 | Campbell County | 39,108 | 17.2 |
| 8 | Cannon County | 50,356 | 18.6 |
| 9 | Carroll County | 40,416 | 18.7 |
| 10 | Carter County | 38,068 | 18.3 |
| 11 | Cheatham County | 57,492 | 21.1 |
| 12 | Chester County | 41,226 | 19.7 |
| 13 | Claiborne County | 38,397 | 17.7 |
| 14 | Clay County | 33,696 | 18.4 |
| 15 | Cocke County | 35,667 | 18.3 |
| 16 | Coffee County | 51,587 | 21.2 |
| 17 | Crockett County | 42,510 | 19.1 |
| 18 | Cumberland County | 45,917 | 19.6 |
| 19 | Davidson County | 83,493 | 18.7 |
| 20 | Decatur County | 44,593 | 18.6 |
| 21 | DeKalb County | 39,835 | 17.7 |
| 22 | Dickson County | 48,861 | 21.0 |
| 23 | Dyer County | 44,125 | 21.5 |
| 24 | Fayette County | 74,655 | 16.6 |
| 25 | Fentress County | 38,944 | 17.4 |
| 26 | Franklin County | 47,150 | 18.7 |
| 27 | Gibson County | 44,562 | 18.7 |
| 28 | Giles County | 45,945 | 18.2 |
| 29 | Grainger County | 41,012 | 18.0 |
| 30 | Greene County | 40,742 | 20.1 |
| 31 | Grundy County | 37,661 | 17.6 |
| 32 | Hamblen County | 43,861 | 19.7 |
| 33 | Hamilton County | 70,482 | 18.9 |
| 34 | Hancock County | 29,376 | 17.4 |
| 35 | Hardeman County | 38,590 | 17.7 |
| 36 | Hardin County | 39,762 | 18.9 |
| 37 | Hawkins County | 40,899 | 19.3 |
| 38 | Haywood County | 36,956 | 17.4 |
| 39 | Henderson County | 41,082 | 19.5 |
| 40 | Henry County | 43,428 | 19.6 |
| 41 | Hickman County | 42,446 | 18.4 |
| 42 | Houston County | 42,316 | 19.2 |
| 43 | Humphreys County | 49,649 | 18.9 |
| 44 | Jackson County | 37,194 | 18.4 |
| 45 | Jefferson County | 45,223 | 19.5 |
| 46 | Johnson County | 41,561 | 19.2 |
| 47 | Knox County | 61,692 | 20.7 |
| 48 | Lake County | 36,289 | 16.4 |
| 49 | Lauderdale County | 39,534 | 17.6 |
| 50 | Lawrence County | 41,247 | 19.2 |
| 51 | Lewis County | 40,393 | 18.5 |
| 52 | Lincoln County | 48,807 | 19.5 |
| 53 | Loudon County | 58,809 | 18.9 |
| 54 | Macon County | 37,634 | 18.5 |
| 55 | Madison County | 44,496 | 17.3 |
| 56 | Marion County | 40,066 | 19.4 |
| 57 | Marshall County | 46,877 | 18.9 |
| 58 | Maury County | 49,466 | 18.6 |
| 59 | McMinn County | 44,495 | 18.9 |
| 60 | McNairy County | 40,886 | 18.6 |
| 61 | Meigs County | 52,312 | 19.2 |
| 62 | Monroe County | 49,578 | 17.9 |
| 63 | Montgomery County | 49,797 | 19.4 |
| 64 | Moore County | 53,959 | 18.5 |
| 65 | Morgan County | 40,683 | 17.9 |
| 66 | Obion County | 43,606 | 20.1 |
| 67 | Overton County | 40,238 | 18.9 |
| 68 | Perry County | 40,373 | 18.0 |
| 69 | Pickett County | 41,026 | 19.7 |
| 70 | Polk County | 40,849 | 17.9 |
| 71 | Putnam County | 47,826 | 19.6 |
| 72 | Rhea County | 44,103 | 18.6 |
| 73 | Roane County | 48,483 | 19.0 |
| 74 | Robertson County | 50,734 | 19.4 |
| 75 | Rutherford County | 58,436 | 19.9 |
| 76 | Scott County | 36,892 | 18.1 |
| 77 | Sequatchie County | 46,376 | 19.4 |
| 78 | Sevier County | 43,538 | 20.3 |
| 79 | Shelby County | 64,003 | 19.8 |
| 80 | Smith County | 44,580 | 18.5 |
| 81 | Stewart County | 44,120 | 19.4 |
| 82 | Sullivan County | 51,764 | 21.1 |
| 83 | Sumner County | 54,473 | 20.4 |
| 84 | Tipton County | 49,838 | 19.7 |
| 85 | Trousdale County | 41,169 | 20.8 |
| 86 | Unicoi County | 44,097 | 18.1 |
| 87 | Union County | 43,968 | 17.4 |
| 88 | Van Buren County | 38,670 | 18.4 |
| 89 | Warren County | 41,360 | 18.4 |
| 90 | Washington County | 51,582 | 21.0 |
| 91 | Wayne County | 39,795 | 18.2 |
| 92 | Weakley County | 41,090 | 19.7 |
| 93 | White County | 38,872 | 18.7 |
| 94 | Williamson County | 106,874 | 23.8 |
| 95 | Wilson County | 59,429 | 20.0 |